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Peggy Roalf Thursday February 16, 2012
I had email this morning
from Shahidul Alam, photographer and founder of the DrikNews photo agency, director of the
Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography, and founder of the Drik Picture Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh. In his blog, SHAHIDULNEWS, a recent article by Sreenivasan Jain of Mumbai tells the story of his grandparents (above), both activists who were jailed during
India’s independence movement. In this post, Mr. Jain tells of the risks they … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Friday August 30, 2013
I saw work by Huang Xiaoliang at AIPAD 2013 and liked it for its evocations of blissed out moments chilled by a lurking menace. An exhibition of
Huang's new work, Endless Summer, goes on display next week at M97 Gallery, in Shanghai. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, September 7th, from 4-6 pm. Endless Summer by Huang Xiaoliang. M97 … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Monday December 3, 2012
With a shared sensibility and approach to design, graphic designer Paula Scher and illustrator Seymour Chwast have transformed their fields of practice.
Celebrating the achievements of this creative couple, whose work is being shown together for the first time, this exhibition includes images in a wide range of formats, selected and installed
by Chwast (American, born 1931) and Scher (American, born 1948). The exhibition demonstrates Chwast’s deeply personal vision, inspired by sources as diverse … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Wednesday November 5, 2025
Thursday, November 6, 6-8pm: Louise Bourgeois | Gathering Wool at Hauser & Wirth
The exhibition takes its title from an enigmatic work Bourgeois created in 1990. Gathering wool is an expression signifying rumination, daydreaming, letting the mind wander—a break from conscious, purposive thinking. This was the mental state in which Bourgeois worked as she experimented with forms and processes in her studio. She trusted the … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Friday March 28, 2014
For the March/April issue of Photograph magazine, author and curator Vince Aletti wrote a piece on American Photography 29: I’m a fan of Top 10 lists, anthologies,
and collections of all sorts, so the American Photography annuals always appeal to me. Issue #29 (Amilus/D.A.P.), surveying editorial and personal work from 2012, is typical in its heft, range,
and organization. Because the photographs are arranged … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday July 26, 2007
With most of New York's galleries on the verge of their annual August snooze, art world sizzle had just about vacated our town. That is, until El Museo del Barrio opened its 5th bienal on
Wednesday night. Billed 007: The (S) Files, the show is designed to put the museum on the map for those unaware of the city's premier venue for Latino … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Wednesday March 18, 2020
For anyone born after 1996, or new to New York City, prepare yourself
for the kind of resourcefulness that rose to the front after 9/11. The kindness and reaching out that seemed to come out of nowhere has become habit, so following is a sample of how people and
businesses are carrying on—big time—in the age of COVID-19. Above: Jacob Lawrence, from The … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Monday March 7, 2016
One of my favorite questions in the DART Q&A is: What are some of your favorite places/books/blogs/websites for inspiration? In procrastination mode a bit myself, and firmly
opposed [at the moment] to Chuck Close’s advice [Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work.], I checked in. Here are some locations:
Simone MissoniThisiscolossal.com which I was introduced to almost a year ago … Read the full Story >>
By Friday November 10, 2006
The first question I'm usually asked these days is, "What made you decide to live in Oaxaca, Mexico?" This brings to mind some dialogue from the movie Casablanca: Captain Louis
Renault (Claude Rains): "What in heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?" Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart): "My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters." Captain Renault: "The
waters? What waters? We're in the desert!" … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Friday October 4, 2013
David Bailey: Diana Vreeland and Alex Liberman, 1977, © David Bailey. Jacket
image for Alex Liberman: Ways of Thinking About Design, by Lucy Sisman and Veronique Vienne. Sunday, Oct
6, Panel discussion and book signing, 7:30 pm: The Legacy of Alexander Liberman. Lucy Sisman,
the first design director of Allure, talks about his work with two other Conde Nast design directors, Veronique Vienne and Lloyd Ziff. A reception follows for … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Wednesday September 21, 2016
In this decade, the question, “What is a document?” has been folded into the larger question, “What is a photograph?” The title of this regular feature is
derived from French deconstructionist philosopher Jacques Derrida’s seminal 1964 lecture entitled “The Concept of
the Archive.” In this piece, published in English in 1998, Derrida explores Sigmund Freud’s efforts, in the 1890s, to identify the separation—and interaction—between … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Tuesday August 30, 2022
The Armory Show at the Javiatz Center, September 8-11
A cornerstone of New York’s cultural landscape since its founding in 1994, The Armory Show brings the world’s leading international contemporary and modern art galleries to New York each year. With over 240 galleries from 30 countries, the 2022 edition features solo exhibitions of international artists at 16 galleries; FOCUS: Landscape Undone, curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates, presenting artists … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday March 11, 2010
Last Friday, on my way to an opening in NoHo, I stopped to visit artist/illustrator and frequent DART contributor Fernanda Cohen on the job. She had mentioned a while back that she was doing a
mural project for a downtown restaurant and I wanted to se what was up. When I arrived at the dark entrance, her studio assistant, Manolo M., led me to … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Wednesday September 25, 2013
Photographers: If your 90% perspiration could use a 10% boost of inspiration, the menu of workshops at Photoville this weekend might be just what’s wanted. Starting
Thursday, September 26, Luminance/Photoshelter offers a series of 45-minute talks featuring industry experts and top photographers on subjects as divers as copyright protection; the photo shoot;
getting your work into a gallery; publishing your photobook; and so much more. That’s just the … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Friday August 26, 2011
Photo: courtesty Squared Design Lab
Tuesday, September 6, 6-8 pm: Return, Remember: Ephemeral Memorials in the Legacy of September 11th, a panel discussion with Martha Cooper,
renowned documentary photographer; Dr. Harriet F. Senie, Museum Studies Dir., City College; Kay Turner, Folk Arts Dir., Brooklyn Arts Council; and Steve
Zeitlin, City Lore Director. Presented by The powerHouse Arena and Brooklyn Arts … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday December 10, 2015
A few years ago I ran out of shelf space. It was critical mass crisis: what could possibly be discarded from my photo-and-art-book library? I had to make room along the tallest shelves, a 5.5-foot
run of which was filled with issues of Aperture magazine. I bit the bullet. I still feel the pain. But now the loss has been remedied through the recently … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Tuesday May 21, 2013
Looking Ahead Photo Workshops Photovisura Summer Sessions: Photo Editing & Post Production
Workshops in Stowe, VT. Three-day intensive workshops pair two photographers with a guest editor through one-on-one and group sessions focused on the editing, sequencing, and/or layout of a
project. The guest editor will share his or her knowledge and experience to consult the photographer with the goal of furthering their personal project. Information. Tuesday, May 21 … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday July 16, 2020
Typographics: A Design Festival for People Who Use Type—the marquee event presented by Type@Cooper—goes on as scheduled, but
online for the first time in its six-year run. Speakers include Paula Scher (Pentagram), Julian Alexander (Slang, Inc.), Cybele Grandjean (Area of Practice), Tre Seals (Vocal Type Co.), Javier
Viramontes (format.xyz), Nontsikelelo Mutiti (Black Chalk & Co), and Silas Munro (Poly-Mode), among others. The Online … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Wednesday March 20, 2024
Continuing: Chuck Close | Portraits of Artists at Pace Prints
Chuck Close (1940–2021) was a remarkably versatile and creative printmaker who utilized a wide range of techniques to render images of himself and his friends. In addition to his self portraits, the exhibition presents images in a variety of printing techniques that portray Close’s friends and fellow artists John Chamberlain, Philip Glass, Lyle … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday May 8, 2014
This week Micheal McLaughlin, a globe-trotting editorial and advertising photographer based in Brooklyn, wrote to say that a reception for his show, Unguided Tour,
will be held tomorrow tonight. Presented by his alma mater, the Moses Brown School, in Providence, Rhode Island, the exhibition continues at the Krause Gallery through May 11. In a rapid
flurry of emails, Micheal, who is a DART reader, replied to this Q&A. … Read the full Story >>
